Attachment for telephones



June 8 1926. v M

e: 8. LANE ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES Filed Oct. 10.. 1922 Ill/Iii)-VENTOR. v

BY 4 a '3 ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 8, 1926.

UhllTEll STATES GUY S. LANE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

Application filed October 10, 1922. Serial No. 593,516.

Ihis invention relates to attachments for telephones and one oi theprimary objects of my invention is to provide a convenience for theuser, especially useful under circumstances requiring the use of theright hand. or when the telephone must be held when in use.

Another object is to provide an attachment oi the character describedwhich can he applied to existing telephones.

The foregoing, together with such other objects as may hereinafterappear, or are incident to my invention, I obtain by means of aconstruction, the preferred embodiments of which I have illustrated inthe accomuuiyiiip drawing, wherein:

Flog. l is an elevation oi the usual form o'l' telephone stand,transn'iitter and receiver, in connection with which my invention ismost useful; and Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view illustrating detailsof my improvements.

Referring; now to Fig. 1 the reference numeral '7 indicates the standhaving the usual base 8 and provided at the top with the transmissionmechanism 9 and the receiver hook it), the receiver being indicated at11.

.l-is is wcll understood. the hook 1O oper- ;-i a switch located withinthe stand 7 for king and breal'iing connection with pan tcetchange theweight oi the receiver ll being sufficient to hold the switch in openposition as long as the receiver is carried by the hook.

The hook ll) as is also custon'iary. has eves i2 in its forks.

l attach a knob A to the eye oi? that tor-k oi the receiver hook whichin service is nearest the user. This knob is provided with an annularlip or flange 13 ot greater diameter than that of the opening in the eveand has a reduced end portion 1% depted to fit neatly within suchopening". 'llhc central portion of the base or the knob is recessed asat 15 to receive the shank 16 of an attaching button a, the head of theattaching button having a diameter greater than the opening of the eye12. The button and knob are clamped about the ye by means of the screw17, which securely holds the parts in place.

The device is used as follows: The receiver is taken otl the hook andgrasped between the thumb and first linger in the usual. manner and thesmall linger of the left hand is crooked around the knob A and thetelephone is held suspended. l Vith the receiver placed to the ear andthe knob grasped in this manner the transmitter is automatically broughtadjacent the mouth in position for use. The weight of the stand causesthe hook to remain in circuit-closing position (tor the reason that thepoint of support is to one side of the pivot point of the hook and.therefore, to one side of the center of gravity).

The device is very useful where the telephone is located in such mannerthat the stand must be lifted when the telephone is in use and it, ofcourse, releases the other hand for any purpose that may be necessary.The device can he applied to any standard telephone.

hat I claim is:

l. The combination with a telephone having a stand and a forkedtelephone rece" hook, oi telephone suspension means cc prising a membersecured to said hook. adapted to be grasped by the receiver holelug;-hand and lying outside oi: the opei'iiug; between the forks to permitinsertion and removal oi the receiver in the usual manna-nu Thecon'ibination with a telephone having; a stand and a torked telephonereceiver hook, oi telephone suspension. means cons prising a knobsecured to one of the forks of the hook and lying outside of theopening); between the forks to permit insertion. and reu'ioval of thereceiver in the usual nninuer.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

GUY S. LANE.

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